Re-polling underway in 13 districts for LG elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The polling started at 8am and can proceed till 5pm with none break.

In accordance with the Election Fee of Pakistan (ECP), the re-polling is being held on numerous seats of native councils the place elections have been terminated both because of the deteriorated regulation and order scenario on polling day or the dying of the contesting candidates in the course of the first part of the native our bodies’ polls.

The 13 districts embrace Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu, Laki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Buner, Bajaur, Karak, Khyber and Mohmand.

A complete of 710,472 voters – 362,924 male and 347,548 feminine – will train their constitutional proper immediately.

In neighbourhood council- 3, a complete of 12,913 voters will train their proper to franchise. In the meantime 9,322 voters, out of whom 4,864 are males and 4,458 feminine, will solid their votes at polling station quantity 5 in neighbourhood council- 22 Qadirabad.

On February 10, the ECP had introduced the revised schedule for the second part of the Native Authorities (LG) elections to be held within the remaining districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on March 31.

The brand new schedule was introduced after the Supreme Courtroom of Pakistan suspended an earlier order of the Peshawar Excessive Courtroom Abbottabad Circuit Bench.

The Abbottabad bench had directed postponement of the polls because of harsh climate within the hilly areas and ordered polling within the KP’s remaining districts after Ramazan.

An official of the ECP quickly after the decision of the apex courtroom had stated the second part of the polls can be held now on March 31.

The official had stated the general public discover by the returning officers inviting nomination papers can be issued on February 10 whereas nomination papers might be filed until February 18.

The final date for withdrawal of papers by the candidates can be March 3 whereas election symbols can be allotted on March 4.

The polling for the second part can be held on March 31 whereas the consolidation of outcomes can be down on April 4.

Earlier, the second part of the native LG elections was introduced for March 27.